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EgyptEgyptian President Hosni Mubarak says he will not stand for re-election in September, as US President Obama calls for the transition to "begin now".
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United StatesUS President Barack Obama says an orderly transition of power "must begin now" in Egypt and lead to free and fair elections, after days of unrest.
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Belgium, 
FranceFrench-Belgian stereotypes wheeled out for comic racism film
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United KingdomNHS hospitals in England could save around £500m a year if they improve the way they buy everyday medical supplies, says a report.
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Australia, United KingdomThe sixth one-day international goes to the wire as Australia make a strong reply to England's 333-6 in Sydney.
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Afghanistan, 
Pakistan, United StatesThe US can win the Afghan war even if Pakistan does not shut down militant havens on its side of the border, a top US commander says.
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PakistanFive policemen die in a clash with unidentified gunmen in Pakistan's southern province of Balochistan.
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IndiaA helicopter belonging to the Indian army crashes in India's Maharashtra state, killing its two pilots, officials say.
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IndiaA leading Indian social worker has returns a prestigious government award in protest against corruption.
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United KingdomFive-time Olympic champion Ian Thorpe says a visit to London has inspired him to come out of retirement in a bid to compete at the 2012 Olympics.
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PakistanAt least nine people are killed in a bomb attack near a police station in north-western Pakistan, police say.
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IndiaA global rights group accuses Indian security forces of carrying out torture, religious discrimination and arbitrary arrests in a new report.
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BermudaLewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso and Robert Kubica are all in action on the second day of the first F1 pre-season test in Valencia.
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United StatesUS actor Larry Hagman is among the original actors set to appear in a TV remake of classic 1980s soap opera Dallas.
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IndiaIndian Blackberry users could face a ban after an important government deadline was missed.
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New ZealandNew Zealand's Prime Minister John Key announces the 2011 election date early so as not to interfere with the country's hosting of the Rugby World Cup.
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FranceA 50-vehicle pile-up caused by black ice blocks a slip road at Paris airport Charles de Gaulle, leaving 30 people injured.
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EgyptPressure remains on Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to quit immediately after a speech in which he said he would not stand for re-election.
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SudanAt least 15 protesters are detained overnight in Sudan's capital, activists say, as demonstrations over high prices spread to other towns.
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Afghanistan, PakistanA Pakistani soldier is killed and three others wounded in the most serious border clash with Afghan forces for three years.
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HungaryThe threat of EU legal action against Hungary recedes after Budapest pledged to amend its controversial media law if need be.
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HaitiHaiti's electoral council is due to establish who will be in March's presidential run-off election after weeks of delay and disputes.
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Ireland, 
RussiaMoscow threatens retaliation after Ireland expels a diplomat because Russian spies allegedly used stolen Irish identities.
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JapanJapan's Sumo Association says it is investigating a match-fixing scandal in which 13 senior wrestlers have been implicated.
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United KingdomAustralia beat England by two wickets as they achieve their highest one-day international run chase and take a 5-1 lead in the seven-match series
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EgyptEgypt's army calls for protesters to return to their homes and allow the country to return to normal after nine days of huge anti-government protests.
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BangladeshFour people including a Muslim cleric are arrested in Bangladesh in connection with the death of 14-year-old girl who was publicly lashed.
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United KingdomFlanker Tom Wood will make his England debut in a side captained by Mike Tindall in Friday night's Six Nations game against Wales.
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MauritaniaMauritanian soldiers fire on a car packed with explosives, killing three suspected al-Qaeda members about to enter the capital, the army says.
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IndiaThe authorities in India question former telecoms minister A Raja as part of an investigation into a corruption scandal that cost the country billions of dollars.
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SpainBBVA, the second largest bank in Spain, reports a 9.4% rise in full-year net profit to 4.6bn euros.
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ChinaChina's startling growth brings changes for the elderly
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United StatesMinnesota shop worker runs for life as roof collapses
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Haiti, 
SwitzerlandHaiti's ex-leader Jean-Claude Duvalier says millions of dollars frozen in Swiss bank accounts are not his and should go to rebuild Haiti.
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ItalyThe teenage dancer at the heart of a scandal involving Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi tells a paper she plans to get married.
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Iraq, United KingdomFormer UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw insists regime change in Iraq was "never" UK policy, as the Iraq inquiry public hearings end.
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MexicoMexican officials launch an inquiry after a high-profile jail inmate, Sandra Avila Beltran, known as the Queen of the Pacific, gets a Botox injection.
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FranceGavin Henson may join Jonny Wilkinson at French giants Toulon just six weeks after his Saracens debut.
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Mongolia, United KingdomThe UK government did not lure a Mongolian security services official to the country to be arrested and extradited, a court is told.
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EgyptPresident Mubarak's announcement that he will stay in office until September has divided Egyptians, with violent clashes between supporters of President Mubarak and protesters demanding his immediate resignation.
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AustraliaAustralians in Queensland brace themselves after dire warnings of potential storm devastation - in a region recently hit by flooding.
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Denmark, 
GermanyDenmark is to build a sea tunnel to Germany, cutting road and rail journey times between western Europe and Scandinavia.
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YemenYemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh says he will not extend his presidency, or appoint his son to the role, when his current term expires in 2013.
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EgyptMoody's cuts its ratings on five Egyptian banks and warns that more downgrades may follow.
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FranceDirector Woody Allen's romantic comedy Midnight in Paris is to open the Cannes Film Festival in May, organisers announce.
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RussiaA 36th victim has died of injuries sustained in the Domodedovo airport bomb attack near Moscow, Russian officials say.
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United KingdomThe Forestry Commission announces plans to cut around 450 jobs in England and Scotland.
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UgandaPolice arrest a man in connection with the murder of prominent gay activist David Kato in Uganda where homosexual acts are illegal.
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PakistanThe 7/7 ringleader received guidance in phone calls from Pakistan in the days before the bombings, the inquests have been told.
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EgyptThe protests in Egypt have erupted into uncontrolled violence as pro and anti government demonstrators have been attacking each other in Cairo's main square.
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EgyptMore than 200 people want a seat on a Foreign Office-chartered flight from Cairo to London, the government says.
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United KingdomThere are wins for Rangers, Kilmarnock and Hibs in the Scottish Premier League this evening.
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AustraliaAfter the worst floods in its history the state of Queensland in Australia is now suffering the effects of a cyclone driving winds of up to 180 miles an hour.
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Egypt, United StatesThe United States says it "deplores and condemns" the violence in Egypt and repeats its call for restraint amid violent clashes in Cairo.
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United StatesScientists from the American space agency NASA say they might have found as many as 1000 new planets in distant solar systems.
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South AfricaSouth African students share rooms in a bid to overcome racism
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EgyptGeorge Alagiah has spent the day away from Cairo's main square gauging reaction on the streets.
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ArubaPowerful winds and driving rains pound the northern coast of Queensland as Cyclone Yasi makes landfall in the Australian state.
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United StatesA bitter winter storm that stretched 2,000 miles (3,200km) across swathes of the US and Canada is blamed for at least 10 deaths.
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EgyptThree people are killed and hundreds wounded in the Egyptian capital, as supporters and opponents of President Hosni Mubarak fight pitched battles.
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South AfricaOne of the men accused of murdering Anni Dewani on her honeymoon in South Africa claims the hijacking which led to her death was staged.
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ChinaChina's remarkable economic growth and ageing population has left the country struggling with decisions on how best to care for the elderly.
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VenezuelaVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez marks 12 years in power by promising to press on with his socialist revolution, despite admitting "mistakes".
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